Frankies New Manhattan Eatery Can’t Compare to Brooklyn

Bloomberg News’ food critic tried out Frankies 570 in the West Village, the Manhattan outpost to the original on Court Street – and nothing compares to the original, it seems.

“Stick with Carroll Gardens,” critic Ryan Sutton said, calling his pork dish “an arid, mealy chew,” and the rabbit liver terrine “rank.”

The new Hudson Street restaurant was busy and noisy, according to the review, which had a 90-minute wait for dinner.

Sutton reports that the octopus and squid dishes are satisfactory, he enjoyed the linguine with almond pesto, and that the braciola is “brilliant in Brooklyn, unreliable here.”

Sutton gave the new Frankies one star, and when asked if he’ll be back, answered: “To the Brooklyn flagship.”

Recently, famed New York Times food critic Sam Sifton looked back on his career and – crostini at Frankies Spuntino, in Brooklyn.

“The food was simple and elegant,” Sifton remembers.